In Orientalium Ecclesiarum, the 1964 Decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, the fathers of the Second Vatican Council declared: The Catholic Church holds in high esteem the institutions, liturgical rites, ecclesiastical traditions and the established standards of […]
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, 66, is the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. He is originally from Philadelphia and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1985. He lived in […]
“It might be said of Advent that it is not for the faint of heart. To grasp the depth of the human predicament, one has to be willing to enter into the very worst.” — […]
When the Mayflower anchored off Cape Cod in November 1620, its passengers had already accomplished something remarkable. They had survived a perilous Atlantic crossing on a leaky vessel in freezing winds. Yet before they even […]
Divorced saints? How can that be? Catholics are more likely to hear edifying stories about pious wives like St. Catherine of Genoa or Elizabeth Canori-Mora, who stayed with wicked husbands until they prayed their erring […]
There is much debate in the Church about what is and is not appropriate in the context of the Sacred Liturgy. The so-called “liturgy wars” rage on with many battlefronts, covering many different aspects of […]
Can the Catholic Church change her mind and teachings about sexual morality? Is it finally time to listen to progressives and abolish the ascetic elements of Christian morality, bringing Catholicism in line with the rest […]
In the weeks before and after St John Henry Newman was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, there was much talk of Newman’s presumed ecumenism. “The proclamation is of ecumenical significance,” Archbishop Bernard Longley said, […]
I’ll begin these reflections with an upfront affirmation of my love for the University of Notre Dame. My wife was an undergraduate there (class of 1988), our nephew (and my godson) recently graduated from Notre […]
The Plenary Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) meeting in Baltimore, November 10-13, is probably most widely known for its “Special Message” on immigration. But another important document came out of […]
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